श्री भगवानुवाच अथ ते सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि तत्त्वानां लक्षणं पृथक् । यद्विदित्वा विमुच्येत पुरुषः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः ॥ १ ॥
sri bhagavan uvaca
atha te sampravaksyami
tattvanam laksanam prthak
yad viditva vimucyeta
purusah prakrtair gunaih
sri bhagavan uvaca-the Personality of Godhead said; atha-now; te-to you; sampravaksyami-I shall describe; tattvanam-of the categories of the Absolute Truth; laksanam-the distinctive features; prthak-one by one; yat-which; viditva-knowing; vimucyeta-one can be released; purusah-any person; prakrtaih-of the material nature; gunaih-from the modes.